We're home ... the mezuzzah's are up!

So the house is coming along. We're getting all settled and figured that the mezuzzah's should go up now. We have mostly unpacked all of our stuff and filled in the house with some recent furniture purchases. We put on the NUDELL family mezuzzah up today, along with ZETOONY house mezuzzah's. We said the perfunctory prayers and made an event out of it. Samantha was interested only in the first one and pretty much ignored the inaugural 5 more the were put up throughout the house entry ways. Ari was an active participant. :) Ginger is a good sport and all the changes are really pooping her out. Some pictures of her as well!

Welcome back to Florida

So after an arduous summer of having two kids, packing up the house, taking another board examination and finally moving everybody to Florida, I can honestly say the summer is OVER. We arrived in Florida at the tail end of September and it's been a whirlwind since then. We moved into a much bigger house than we've lived in before, began unpacking all of our earthly belongings and found that we still had a ton of space. So then the shopping spree began. We've both independently and together have never spent this much money EVER but we're buying much needed thing.

Pictures of the house will follow when things look a little more polished up and stuff is not sitting all over the floor. Final things are arriving soon involving a bedroom set. Somehow, though, today felt like a paramount when our large sectional for the family room arrived preceded only by an entertainment center for the same room. When our bedroom set arrives, it will feel complete and we may get to sleep in our room shortly.

Kids are doing great. The transition to the new house has been good for both of them. Samantha loves the new steps in this home since she's really never lives somewhere where there have been steps and only loves visiting those that do have them. She loves loves loves her new room with her new bed (our old full-sized bed now that we've grown into our own bigger bed). Ari is FINALLY in a crib in his own room and out of the pack-n-play except for daytime naps downstairs. It's great. The kids are taking a bath together in their own bathroom upstairs and Samantha is making strides with her potty-training and even has graduated to going #2 (when she feels like it) in the potty! We've picked out their school that they will both be starting part-time beginning in late November.

Fun things all around. Justin is looking forward to starting a scheduled work experience soon, as I think the endless errands and kids are sometimes driving him CRAZY! All is good though and we're adjusting well.